(VIANEWS) – American International Group (AIG), UFP Technologies (UFPT), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB) are the highest sales growth and return on equity stocks on this list.
Here is a list of stocks with an above 5% expected next quarter sales growth, and a 3% or higher return on equity. May these stocks be a good medium-term investment option?
1. American International Group (AIG)
235.8% sales growth and 24.43% return on equity
American International Group, Inc. offers insurance products for commercial, institutional, and individual customers in North America and internationally. The company's General Insurance segment provides general liability, environmental, commercial automobile liability, workers' compensation, casualty, and crisis management insurance products; commercial, industrial, and energy-related property insurance; and aerospace, political risk, trade credit, portfolio solutions, crop, and marine insurance. It also provides professional liability insurance products for a range of businesses and risks, including directors and officers, mergers and acquisitions, fidelity, employment practices, fiduciary liability, cyber risk, kidnap and ransom, and errors and omissions insurance. In addition, this segment offers personal auto and property insurance, such as auto, homeowners, umbrella, yacht, fine art, and collections; voluntary and sponsor-paid personal accident; supplemental health products; extended warranty insurance products; and travel insurance products. Its Life and Retirement segment offers variable annuities, index and fixed annuities, and retail mutual funds; and financial planning and advisory services; record-keeping, plan administrative, and compliance services; and term life and universal life insurance. It also provides stable value wrap products, and structured settlement and pension risk transfer annuities; and corporate- and bank-owned life insurance and guaranteed investment contracts. This segment sells its products through independent marketing organizations, independent insurance agents, financial advisors, direct marketing, banks, and broker-dealers. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American International Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-6.88.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 24.43%.
2. UFP Technologies (UFPT)
21.9% sales growth and 17.53% return on equity
UFP Technologies, Inc. designs and converts foams, films, and plastics materials for the medical, automotive, consumer, electronics, industrial, and aerospace and defense markets in the United States. It offers single patient use surfaces, advanced wound care, infection prevention, and disposables for surgical procedures, endoscopic procedures, orthopedic implants, orthopedic appliances, biopharma drug manufacturing, etc.; molded components for automotive, aerospace, and defense markets; recycled protective packaging for B2C brands; and reusable cases and custom inserts. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales forces and independent manufacturer representatives. UFP Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, UFP Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.88.
PE Ratio
UFP Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.25 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.53%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
UFP Technologies’s stock is valued at $118.36 at 05:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $126.78 and way higher than its 52-week low of $56.10.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
UFP Technologies’s EBITDA is 26.24.
Moving Average
UFP Technologies’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $116.49 and way above its 200-day moving average of $91.26.
Sales Growth
UFP Technologies’s sales growth is 52.4% for the current quarter and 21.9% for the next.
3. CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB)
19.3% sales growth and 11.43% return on equity
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank that provides various banking and financial services to businesses, business owners, professionals, and its personal networks. The company offers commercial real estate, construction and development, 1-4 family real estate, commercial, energy, and consumer loans. It also provides a range of deposit products consisting of noninterest-bearing demand and interest-bearing deposits, which include transaction accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and personal and business checking and savings accounts, as well as negotiable order of withdrawal accounts; and brokered and reciprocal deposits. In addition, the company offers international banking services; treasury management services; automated teller machine access; and mobile banking services. Further, it holds investments in marketable securities. The company operates eight full-service banking centers located in Leawood and Wichita, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Dallas and Frisco, Texas. CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.41.
PE Ratio
CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.93 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 11.43%.
Moving Average
CrossFirst Bankshares’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $12.91 and under its 200-day moving average of $13.32.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 3% and 6.1%, respectively.
4. Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
16.9% sales growth and 47.85% return on equity
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Its Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, chlorinated organics, potassium chemicals, ethylene dichloride, chlorinated isocyanurates, sodium silicates, and calcium chloride; vinyls comprising vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride, and ethylene. The Midstream and Marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases, and markets oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. This segment also trades around its assets consisting of transportation and storage capacity; and invests in entities. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Occidental Petroleum has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-17.06.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 47.85%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 182.8% and 53.4%, respectively.
5. Installed Building Products (IBP)
13.3% sales growth and 43.3% return on equity
Installed Building Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation of insulation, waterproofing, fire-stopping, fireproofing, garage doors, rain gutters, window blinds, shower doors, closet shelving and mirrors, and other products in the continental United States. The company offers a range of insulation materials, such as fiberglass and cellulose, and spray foam insulation materials. It is also involved in the installation of insulation and sealant materials in various areas of a structure, which includes basement and crawl space, building envelope, attic, and acoustical applications. In addition, the company installs a range of caulk and sealant products that control air infiltration in residential and commercial buildings; and waterproofing options, including sheet and hot applied waterproofing membranes, as well as deck coating, bentonite, and air and vapor systems. It serves homebuilders, multi-family and commercial construction firms, individual homeowners, and repair and remodeling contractors through a network of approximately 210 branch locations. The company was formerly known as CCIB Holdco, Inc. Installed Building Products, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Installed Building Products has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.07.
PE Ratio
Installed Building Products has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.14 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 43.3%.
Sales Growth
Installed Building Products’s sales growth is 26.8% for the ongoing quarter and 13.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Installed Building Products’s stock is valued at $110.09 at 05:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $113.40 and way above its 52-week low of $69.44.
6. Wolverine World Wide (WWW)
9.4% sales growth and 17.87% return on equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. designs, manufactures, sources, markets, licenses, and distributes footwear, apparel, and accessories in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Wolverine Michigan Group and Wolverine Boston Group. It offers casual footwear and apparel; performance outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel; kids' footwear; industrial work boots and apparel; and uniform shoes and boots. The company sources, markets, and licenses a range of footwear styles, such as shoes, boots, and sandals under the Bates, Cat, Chaco, Harley-Davidson, Hush Puppies, Hytest, Keds, Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Wolverine, and Stride Rite brands. It also markets Merrell and Wolverine branded apparel and accessories, as well as licenses its brands for use on non-footwear products, including the Hush Puppies apparel, eyewear, watches, socks, handbags, and plush toys; Wolverine branded eyewear and gloves; and Keds, Saucony, and Sperry branded apparel. In addition, the company markets pigskin leather under the Wolverine Warrior Leather, Weather Tight, and All Season Weather Leathers trademarks for use in the footwear industry. Further, it operates brick and mortar retail stores, and e-commerce sites. The company sells its products to department stores, national chains, catalog and specialty retailers, independent retailers, uniform outlets, and mass merchant and government customers through retail stores, as well as through third-party licensees and distributors. As of January 2, 2021, it operated 97 retail stores, as well as 37 consumer direct e-commerce sites. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. was founded in 1883 and is based in Rockford, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Wolverine World Wide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.7.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.87%.
